​HOLY FIRE TO BE BROUGHT TO CHISINAU ON SATURDAY

Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova said to journalists that the Holy Fire will be brought to Chisinau on Saturday.

According to him, on Thursday before Easter, the Moldovan Metropolitan Church delegation will travel to Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to take the Holy Fire. The Metropolitan Vladimir said to journalists that the delegation, headed by him, consists of 10 people, including President Igor Dodon. Head of the Moldovan Church said that the Holy Fire will be brought to Moldova by a simple flight Tel-Aviv – Chisinau, while all the expenditures will be covered by the Metropolitan Church.

In his turn, President Dodon said to journalists that it is more likely that he will not go to Jerusalem, as he has planned to go to Bishkek (Kyrkyzstan capital city).

“I wanted very much to go to Jerusalem together with my wife, but plans may change”, he said.

Dodon said that on April 14, he will be visiting Bishkek, where heads of the Eurasian Economic Union [of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, EAES] countries are planning to consider his application on providing to Moldova the status of observer in the EAES.

On Saturday evening, on the eve of Easter, the Holy Fire will be brought to the Chisinau Cathedral. It will be distributed to priests and ordinary citizens, who will spread it across the country. The Easter is celebrated on April 16 this year.